diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/actions/ActionMessages.java b/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/actions/ActionMessages.java
index 7b335e39922..17143a4d796 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/actions/ActionMessages.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/actions/ActionMessages.java
@@ -270,5 +270,6 @@ public class ActionMessages extends NLS {
 	public static String LaunchActionToolTip_Hours;
 	public static String LaunchActionToolTip_OneDay;
 	public static String LaunchActionToolTip_Days;
+	public static String AbstractLaunchHistoryAction_running;
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/actions/ActionMessages.properties b/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/actions/ActionMessages.properties
index 7680a1ea579..52a770e2df8 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/actions/ActionMessages.properties
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/actions/ActionMessages.properties
@@ -257,5 +257,7 @@ LaunchActionToolTip_Hours =Last executed {0} hours ago
 LaunchActionToolTip_OneDay =Last executed 1 day ago
 LaunchActionToolTip_Days =Last executed {0} days ago
 
+AbstractLaunchHistoryAction_running= (running)
+
 
 
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/ui/actions/AbstractLaunchHistoryAction.java b/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/ui/actions/AbstractLaunchHistoryAction.java
index 66c65de56b1..fe53b6f4710 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/ui/actions/AbstractLaunchHistoryAction.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/ui/actions/AbstractLaunchHistoryAction.java
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ protected void fillMenu(Menu menu) {
 		for (ILaunchConfiguration launch : favoriteList) {
 			LaunchAction action= new LaunchAction(launch, getMode());
 			if (checkIfLaunchActive(launch, launches)) {
-				action.setText(action.getText() + "  \u2699"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+				action.setText(action.getText() + ActionMessages.AbstractLaunchHistoryAction_running);
 			} else {
 				addRecentLaunchTimeTooltip(launch, action);
 			}
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ protected void fillMenu(Menu menu) {
 		for (ILaunchConfiguration launch : historyList) {
 			LaunchAction action= new LaunchAction(launch, getMode());
 			if (checkIfLaunchActive(launch, launches)) {
-				action.setText(action.getText() + "  \u2699"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+				action.setText(action.getText() + ActionMessages.AbstractLaunchHistoryAction_running);
 			} else {
 				addRecentLaunchTimeTooltip(launch, action);
 			}